My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 711 Open your mind and be bold.
Anyway, no one knows what Wei Dong's thought process is.

It's so bizarre, yet it seems not impossible.

Little did people know that those who later watched the videos had probably seen several videos of foreign old aircraft carriers being turned into theme parks in China.

There seem to be gossip news about poor management leading to people being chased and forced to wander around.

Wei Dong was instructed to simply call his wife and tell her he wanted to buy a boat, asking her to transfer eight million US dollars to this account.

Qin Yuye was indeed not too concerned about what kind of ship the eight million dollars was; what she cared about was where her husband had gone again.

Wei Dong was told to give a vague explanation that he was busy at the shipyard and would talk about it later.

Let's get rid of Old Zhong first.

He used the seven or eight million dollars to pay for most of the goods upfront, and Lao Zhong had to use foreign exchange to buy core components from foreign countries to manufacture them.

Therefore, this model of requiring foreign exchange and upfront payment has prevented him from securing orders domestically.

Moreover, people haven't fully realized the decisive influence of quay cranes on the container industry, and containers on the shipping industry.

These are only the first two quay cranes they have built.

Wei Dong quickly pretended to know a lot, looked up and circled around once, then said, "Okay, inspection passed, sign and transfer the payment."

Old Zhong was both touched and amused: "Can you be a little more reliable? With so many factories under your supervision, what if they all try to fool you in the future? Be serious, be serious."

Wei Dong whispered, "I don't understand..."

Zhong Zhenhua was truly shocked. You don't understand, yet you dare to hand over millions of US dollars to me!

Lin Wangfu didn't understand either. He was from Singapore and familiar with the various developments at the docks, but he wasn't a technical operator and had never worked at the docks.

So Wei Dong just needs to ask Zhong Zhenhua to leave the technical staff behind: "I'll temporarily act as your business manager, and I won't ask you for a single penny."

Zhong Zhenhua carefully signed the contract and immediately returned to Shanghai.

Just as Wei Dong raised his hand, that alluring figure appeared at the corner, enthusiastically and skillfully arranging for a driver to take Zhong Zhenhua and the others to Guangzhou Airport.

Old Fang quickly gave him an inquiring look.

Having honed Wei Dong's work skills, he handed the matter over to Lin Wangfu to handle.

“We can bring people from Singapore. They don’t need to be expensive or senior professionals, just ordinary experienced people. Their main job is to manage the safety procedures of the quay crane equipment and operate an independent quay crane company. They can also assist the Western Terminal with modern management. Three to five people are enough. They can stay in hotels and do the management.”

Previously, it was mentioned that a company would be established to operate the quay crane equipment, which is essentially a lease to the Western District Terminal. If Hong Kong businesses continue to invest in more quay crane equipment in the future, it should all be attributed to the operation of this company.

This kind of business practice, which mainlanders will take for granted in 20 or 30 years, and which tax officials will understand even better, is now quite difficult to explain to the Western District Wharf.

Apart from Lao Fang, everyone else looked on with surprise, as if to say, "This isn't an opportunity the country gave you to make money, why are you being so petty?"

They also questioned whether separating the equipment from the dock would make management difficult.

Lin Wangfu understood immediately. It was no problem for him; it was simply a matter of hiring a few professionals to follow the rules. He nodded and agreed.

The main concern was: "Are they really going to dock this aircraft carrier here? Isn't that a bit inconvenient?"

Wei Dong didn't have many comprehensive plans: "Just get started, and we'll see what happens. It's all for your sound card factory. How's the packaging plant going? Can Lao He help?"

After the Spring Festival, Lin Wangfu disassembled the packaging plant from a cargo ship in Feilubin and moved it over here. He has been staying in Pengzhen for the past month or so.

He also gave a wink: "That Miss Li is really amazing. She's been a great help. She even took He Yuzhu to Pengzhen city to set up a computer sales store, and business is booming. I'd like to do sales testing for the sound cards that come out here in this store."

Wei Dong glanced out of the corner of his eye at the alluring figure standing on the outskirts of the crowd, intimately linking arms with He Yuemei, and for some reason, he thought of Shen Laosan.

If she were there, she would have kicked him away immediately.

It's kind of funny.

But he still dragged Chief Engineer Tang to see Lao Fang.

As expected, Lao Fang seemed to have discussed Wei Dong's outlandish idea beforehand: "Guoyuan should indeed strengthen its coordination with Guoji. It's still my previous suggestion: transfer 15% of Guoji's shares for five million US dollars. We don't need to pay now; we can pay gradually later. Guoyuan should definitely arrange this chairmanship..."

Upon receiving his approval, Chief Engineer Tang was so excited that he immediately said he would report to his superiors.

The two men, both in their sixties or seventies, exchanged a cunning glance, gestured towards the quay crane machinery, and walked away.

Each unit costs three to four million US dollars and can easily lift containers and deliver them to cargo ships of tens of thousands of tons dozens of meters away. This equipment, which stands on the rails on the shore, is like a giant pillar that makes people look tiny when they walk next to it.

But no one dared to underestimate these two figures from behind.

"What exactly are you up to? Hmm, this chairman's tricks are quite clever, hahaha. People who really get things done don't care about these things. I'm truly relieved that you understand this at your age. But what are you doing with this aircraft carrier? Do you even know who's watching over it?!"

Wei Dong continued with Wu Xi's explanation, but with some new ideas: "...Keeping it is definitely better than demolishing it. Having a physical object is always useful. Besides, we have a little plan: the West Wharf needs something new like this to provide entertainment and leisure for thousands of workers. The development of the industrial zone is guided by you and the policies, but the actual work is still done by a large number of workers. We want to transform this place into a developed and advanced place..."

He even revealed his thoughts: "We want to make those who were originally planning to sneak into the water here see the wonderful life here and stop and join us."

Old Fang's gray eyebrows twitched several times.

He couldn't help but turn back to gaze at the sea fortress, an absolute war behemoth: "Well said! I believe you can do it too, but how exactly do you turn this military equipment into entertainment and leisure?" Wei Dong replied simply: "Paint it! Just like this quay crane, paint it a bright yellow, and do you think it still looks like a warship?"

Old Fang definitely hadn't expected such a lazy approach, and he laughed heartily: "Alright, alright, go ahead and refresh. Let's see what you get first, hahaha, it's really funny. I'm tired of seeing this place every day, and this thing adds a lot of fun, hahaha!"

Others, especially the leaders of the shipyard and shipping company, watched from afar with envy and admiration. "Look at Comrade Xiao Rang... is he Old Fang's godson?"

We have already made arrangements for you to dine at the hotel restaurant in a gentle and polite manner. Thank you all for visiting and inspecting the West Wharf.

He Yuemei coldly observed the overly familiar Manager Li and was surprised to find that she was actually paying for the reception work herself.

I will report to Rang Weidong as soon as I have time.

That's a five-star hotel! A seafood buffet costing 128 yuan per person is equivalent to one or two months' salary in mainland China!

Even if you eat at a restaurant in Guangzhou, there's enough food for two or three people to eat very well.

But Wei Dong really couldn't care less about that.

He rushed back to his own industrial park, where crowds had gathered along the coastline, and many people had come from the Dongsheng Industrial Park, which was only two or three kilometers away.

Whether they were workers in electronics factories or garment factories, or veterans in construction corps or construction units, everyone craned their necks to see what was so strange.

If Wei Dong were to convene a brief meeting with the construction team cadres here, they would undoubtedly be both surprised and overjoyed: "What? We're moving to live on the aircraft carrier?"

"I'm just asking if you want to stay here or not!"

"I'll stay here, hahaha, I never imagined I'd be living on an aircraft carrier in my entire life!"

Wei Dong didn't even have an instruction manual, but someone whispered that when they took over the dismantling of the equipment, they found the carrier-based aircraft dispatch manual and immediately sent it away as if it were a treasure.

As for the watertight compartment layout, steam pipes, steam catapults, arresting cables, and radar, they are all treasures!

So now the ship is completely empty, with not a single thing to take with it.

It is said that the four steam turbines were also dismantled and sold to the power plant for four million!
Theoretically speaking, Wei Dong should have received this money.

But he didn't care about that at the moment. He just wanted to send guards up to protect his aircraft carrier!

The entire infrastructure team wished they could stop all construction projects; this aircraft carrier is so much fun!

Armed guards were immediately sent up before noon, and then concrete pontoon platforms were poured to build a connecting ramp from the shore to the aircraft carrier.

The cabin must be pitch black, so we can only bring flashlights and a small generator to set up the first camp.

But they are absolutely not allowed to wander around alone; they won't be able to find you anywhere, no matter where you fall.

The technical team organized people to go up in shifts to conduct a collective survey and draw maps, marking potentially dangerous areas, and advising those who were unfamiliar with the area not to wander around aimlessly.

The cable must be connected by tomorrow.

It turns out that Pengzhen is now buying electricity from HK Power across the street. Otherwise, it simply wouldn't be able to support a stable industrial power supply.

However, it is said that the nuclear power plant, invested and constructed by Hong Kong, has already started construction in the Pengzhen East District.

That will be able to fully meet the electricity needs of Hong Kong and Shenzhen.

During the meeting, the officers of the regiment, battalion, company, and platoon were all smiles.

Then the infrastructure team of several thousand people were like they were on steroids, lining up and cleaning up items everywhere, preparing to move to the aircraft carrier.

It feels like we've created a giant toy.

Some people even suggested to the general manager that a basketball court could be built on the aircraft carrier deck.

Wei Dong jokingly told them not to cause any damage yet, but to prepare for a complete repainting.

Everyone was amazed at how much paint they would need to buy, and wondered if they could just start their own paint factory.

These days, infrastructure teams all have this tendency to do things on their own.

Wei Dong barely managed to resist following the guards onto the ship. He calmly and confidently assigned tasks, and even went with Lin Wangfu to inspect the progress at the sound card factory. Even when He Yuzhu returned to report on his work at dinner time, he frequently looked back at the behemoth in the harbor.

It's said that the entire Pengzhen city area was in an uproar, with people crowding the horseshoe-shaped harbor to see the aircraft carrier that had appeared out of nowhere.

Are imperialists about to invade?

Anyway, it's said that various departments in the city are asking each other about it.

It was only at this point that Wei Dong finally faced Li Xuehong, who had already seen off the tugboat and the leaders of Yuezhou Shipyard and the shipping company.

She's incredibly sociable and knows how to make friends easily.

She doesn't know who assigned her these tasks.

(End of this chapter)